The “Unlovely” Ministry
“And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship, Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved. Then […]
The New School Preacher
“This year, 1837, J. T. Mitchell was appointed to the Jacksonville station, and we had a blessed revival of religion in the station, and a number were added to the Church. At one of our quarterly meetings there was a minister who was what was called a New-School minister, and he was willing to work […]
Restoring the Gospel of Salvation
Does not the salvation of sinners trump national restoration? An Editorial by Rev. Dr. Orrel Steinkamp There is a new virus going around. Its called Christian political war gaming. Once the virus strikes it becomes a near obsession. I know a number of people who don’t get enough sleep because they are at their computers […]
Seven Mountains
Set To Go VIRAL “In the mid 90s the idea of societal transformation and social entrepreneurship began to emerge when Bob Buford, author of Halftime began to voice the need for social impact through one’s workplace call. Other groups like Pinnacle Forum, a ministry to key influencers and our own ministry, Marketplace Leaders and International […]
The Great Confluence
The Emergent New Apostolic Reformation Flowing into the New Age “If you’re a house churcher or emerging churcher (or baffled onlooker), what do you think of this confluence of HC [House Church] and EC [Emergent Church]?” – Mike Morrell, zoecarnate[1] The previous Herescope post looked at the big picture of how the Emerging Church movement […]
The Other Side of Emergent:
The New Apostolic Reformation “Religious leadership must end its intellectual and imaginative failure to think through what it is doing in the light of the new emerging cosmology, which is hospitable to spirit-matter theories and mindbody experiences.” – Leonard Sweet[1] Today is the launching of a new book, co-authored by Leonard Sweet and Frank Viola. […]
Bruce Waltke’s Comments Create Firestorm
Bruce Waltke is one of the most well-known Old Testament scholars in the Reformed tradition of this generation. Known by many as a conservative, his comments made in a recently-released 2009 interview may have created one of the most significant theological firestorms to sweep through the evangelical community in recent memory.[1] By Dave James “Bruce […]
Two Gospels
As a sequel to the previous post by Pastor Anton Bosch on “Two Kingdoms,” readers are reminded of a past post that was published on February 9, 2008 titled “The Gospel of the Kingdom.” The “Two Kingdoms” each have their own gospel message. One is true and biblical. One is a false gospel. One seeks […]
Two Kingdoms
“But God has a plan: ‘Go into the entire world, all its systems, its Mind-Molders and its Nations and infiltrate the world with My Power and Teachings. Don’t run and don’t hide. Go through the door of globalization–world economics–while it is yet day; while opportunity exists. Pentrate these nations and systems with the demonstration of […]
The Controlling Mythology Underlying the Dominion Mandate
“The first advent of Christ was for the purpose of creating a blessed seed upon the earth – the church. The second coming of Jesus will take place after this blessed seed has completed the Dominion Process upon the earth by making disciples of all nations.” Mark Pfeifer, “Theology of Reclaiming 7 Mountains”[1] By Dr. […]